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Kahkashan Kausar @ Sonam & Ors. v. State of Bihar & Ors.

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Reported as [2022] 1 S.C.R. 558
Bench S. Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari JJ.
Decided 8 February 2022

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above facts and discussions, the impugned order dated 13.11.2019 passed by the High Court of Patna is set aside.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860: s.498- – Purpose of enactment of s.498- and misuse of the said section – Discussed. Penal Code, 1860: s.498- – Complaint against in-la ws – Complainant alleged that ‘all accused harassed her mentally and threatened her of terminating her pregnancy’ – No s pecific and distinct allegations made against either of the accused i.e ., none of the appellants were attributed any specific role in furtherance of the general allegations made against them – Allegat ions were, therefore, general and omnibus and can at best be s aid to have been made out on account of small skirmishes –

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